SENIOR FX TD – Image Engine, Vancouver, BC

Contract

Posted 5 years ago

Overview

Are you interested in working for a growing, independent, award winning studio? This opportunity involves working in a strong, R&D supported pipeline, a friendly and collaborative environment, and with a group of passionate artists all working towards realizing the Director’s dream.

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL DO:

The Senior FX TD must assume responsibility for delivering assigned FX work, and more specifically:

create multiple types of realistic and believable effects (ie. rigid body and particle dynamics, procedural geometry generation, fluid dynamics and cloth simulations) with minimal supervision and within the studio pipelineaddress your Leads critiques and comments while providing solutions to aesthetic issues to improve the shot; and maintaining a quality level as described by your Supervisor/ Leadprovide dailied versions for assigned tasks in an agreed upon time by your Supervisor/ Leadattend dailies, reviews, and team meetings as requiredwork with FX team, as required, to maintain shot continuity; as well as, support other departments (Lighting, Compositing, etc) to ensure information is communicated up and down the pipelineprovide input regarding existing tools and interfaces for FX pipeline and provide solutions for technical problems that may arise in a shot, sequence or with a film formatassist members of the FX team to learn and grow their skills to meet their career aspirations by providing informal feedback, tips and tricks, and encouragementTHIS IS WHAT WE REQUIRE:

Solid knowledge and demonstrated work experience in HoudiniAble to create multiple types of FX from simple to difficult with a minimum of supervisionStrong aptitude for technical workflow challenges such as directory structure, file formats, naming conventions, scripts, automation tools, automated dailies, etc.Excellent problem solver who can focus on detail, while maintaining the whole pictureHScript is a minimum requirement, python scripting preferredPython scripting, C++ and RenderMan shader coding is a bonusExperience with other solvers and simulation tools (e.g. Naiad, realflow, Bullet, Blastcode, etc) is a bonusThe Senior FX TD should have 5+ years of FX experience for high-end film/ commercials

HERE’S HOW TO APPLY: If this role is for you, e-mail your resume, and a link to a reel and breakdown to jobs@image-engine.com. The subject should read “Senior FX TD – your name”.